forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to join together; to combine; to join up
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
study; research; investigation
to complain; to lodge a complaint
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
even more; still more; further
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
the reverse; other side; lining