the same rank; equality; apposition
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
innumerable; countless; numberless
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
while; during (the time when)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
for (some) doubtful points to remain
several types; several kinds; several species
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
concealment; suppression; hiding
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
about when; about what time; how soon
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
worst; worst-case (scenario)