machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
outside world; physical world
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
while; during; while; although; all; both
influence; effect; impact
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
watchful waiting; careful supervision
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations