steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
healthy; sound; wholesome
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
all eyes; public attention
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
of course; certainly; naturally
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
great war; great battle; world war
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be softened; to calm down
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded