one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
the other night; a few nights ago
to be transparent; to show through
proletariat; lower classes
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to play a leading role; to play a central part
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
intelligence gathering; information gathering
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
scale; scope; plan; structure
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
direct control; direct supervision
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
solitude; loneliness; isolation
frequency (of occurrence)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing