east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
this (very thing); this precisely
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
how many people; a number of people
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to brave a danger; to take a risk
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
our country; our land; one's own country
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
huge rock; firmness; solidity
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
something; some kind of; for some reason
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
intimacy; affection; familiarity