cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
financial muscle; economic clout
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
criminal nature; criminality
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
honour; honor; glory; privilege
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to increase; to add to; to augment
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
defense; defence; protection
support; backing; aid; assistance
in order; sequential; seriatim
mountain range; mountain belt
defense; defence; fielding