policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
war; fighting; fierce competition
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
patience; endurance; perseverance
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
touching; moving; painful
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
exhibition; display; putting on show