making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
looking depressed; long face
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
to incur someone's enmity
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
next; secondly; subsequently
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
defense spending; defense costs
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
crops; agricultural produce
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
forced to use; forced into a position
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat