any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
private citizen; civilian
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
dullard; indecisive person
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
one by one; in detail; minutely
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
disliking people similar to oneself
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
single word; a few words; brief comment
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to push aside; to brush aside