that's the way it is; such is life
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
high spirits; boastful talk
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
just a minute; small quantity
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
counter for books; volume
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
will; intent; desire; will; testament
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
deed; act; work; performance
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
action of making something; -ification
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
it's not like; it isn't as if
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
utmost limits; extremity; limit
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
specialization; specialisation
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
power; might; authority; influence
this is why; this means; it is the case that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
branch office; branch store
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent