free (of charge); gratuitous
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
too (much); overly; excessively
to say no more; to sink into silence
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
relation; connection; relevance
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to have the privilege of doing
internal conditions; true state of affairs
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
state secrets; secrets of the state
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to live; to reside; to inhabit
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
land route; overland route; by land; overland
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in