oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
true character; real nature
all sorts of; all kinds of
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
in the end; at the end of the day
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to manage a state; to govern a country
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
powerful person; influential person
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
for dear life; barely escaping alive