cruise; navigation; sailing
optimization; optimisation
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
same family (race, tribe)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
northern part; the north (of a region)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
persistence; single-mindedness
victim; injured party; sufferer
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
mind; disposition; nature
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
notice; notification; report; posting
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
serious wound; serious injury
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to tower; to rise; to soar
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
cooking; food preparation
exceptional item; extraordinary product