side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
great hurry; great haste; rush
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
information bureau; intelligence department
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
tail (animal); tail end; tip
disagreement; disapproval; objection; dissent; non-consent
way; method; means; resource; course
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
split; division; break up
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
such; like that; that sort of; very
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
reform; reformation; reorganization
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave