to be helpful; to be useful
cheap article; poor quality article
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(another's) daughter; young lady
fluent (in a language); flowing
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
ratio; proportion; percentage
(social) position; status
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
government forces; government troops
secret understanding; collusion
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
is something that; is that which
to harm; to cause harm to
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to have the privilege of doing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
riskiness; (level of) danger
error of judgment; miscalculation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely