one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to prowl after; to keep watch on
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
responsibility; duty; obligation
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
application; request; petition
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
advantage or disadvantage
that is to say; so that means
everything; anything; nothing
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
the whole year; all the year
there is nothing; having nothing
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
eye for people; ability to judge character
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly