Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
using every trick (in the book)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
vicious circle; vicious cycle
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
light; faint; pale; fleeting
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
stable supply; reliable supply
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
information; news; report; reward; retribution
postwar period; period after Second World War
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
national character; regional character
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies