doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pregnancy; conception; gestation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to pick up; to find; to gather
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
foundation stone; cornerstone
incident; affair; happening; event
reigning; controlling; dictating
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
logistical support; combat service support
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(exercising) the right to command
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
alternation of generations
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
power; authority; jurisdiction
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
long ago; already; a long time ago
looking on (somebody) as hostile