passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
settlement; solution; resolution
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death