tool; implement; means; furniture
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
transactions; dealings; business
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to have a narrow escape from death
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to brave a danger; to take a risk
extermination; annihilation
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
chief; main; principal; major
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve