(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
until now; so far; up to the present
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
estimate (of costs); budget
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
good performance; good work; great success
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
transactions; dealings; business
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
battlefield; battleground
behind; in the rear; in back
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
low orbit; low earth orbit; LEO
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
temporary name; provisional name
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
beginning (of a century, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction