no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
very interesting; of great interest
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
proposal; offer; request; application
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
special training; intensive training; crash course
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission