charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
perpetual youth and longevity
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
good policy; wise policy; best plan
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
each time it happens; at all such times
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
free (of charge); gratuitous
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
proclamation; promulgation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
increase and decrease; fluctuation
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
every evening; night after night
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
to inherit; to succeed; to take over