straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how; in what way; how about; questionable
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
share (in a company); stock
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
another's parent; another's parents
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
if it is the case that ...
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
system; institution; organization; organisation
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
legislation; development of laws
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
future (usually near); prospects
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate