bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
courageous but doomed resistance
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
clause; article; stipulations
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
suppression; repression; subjugation
military campaign; battle; war
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to apologize; to apologise
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
outline; summary; gist; in brief
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus