restoration; repair; mending
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
cooperation; collaboration
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
state secrets; secrets of the state
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
possession; retention; maintenance
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to concern; to be related
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to throw into; to dump in together
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
that's the way it is; such is life
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
silence (not speaking); muteness
consideration; taking into account
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
near; close; beside; third person
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to rush over; to run up to
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries