with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
vague recollection; faint memory
several minutes; a few minutes
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
self-checking system; self-diagnosis system
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
stopping functioning; being out of service
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
I've got to be going; I must go
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
heroism; loyalty and courage
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to grimace; to make a wry face
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do