having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
number of (large) animals
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
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)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
distribution network; distribution channels
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
society; the world; the times
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
half and half; fifty-fifty
information bureau; intelligence department
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
connection; link; relationship
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
that is to say; so that means
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
long time; long interval; for quite some time