to join forces; to cooperate
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to kill; to beat to death
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
publication of results; announcement of results
to knock down; to knock out
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tendency; trend; inclination
please be careful; please take care
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
nice; likeable; desirable
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
big problem; major issue; big controversy
a second time; again; once more; twice
very much; exceedingly; extremely
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to be at a loss; to be puzzled