one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
settlement; solution; resolution
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
killing two birds with one stone
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to watch over; to watch attentively
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
established fact; fait accompli
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
spirit; heart; disposition
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
interior; inside; internal
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly