sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
transactions; dealings; business
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)