in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
election campaign fund; electoral funds
large amount of money; great cost
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
true character; real nature
to make use of; to lend money
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
double-edged; double-edged blade
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)