person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
headquarters; head office; main office
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
black-market channels; illegal channels
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
trade; buying and selling
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
cyborg; cybernetic organism
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
interior; inside; internal
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
group; bunch; crowd; group
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
thousands; several thousand
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible