all you have to do is; just; that's all
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
incident; affair; happening; event
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
and yet; despite (all) that
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
compilation; editing; recording
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
talk about divorce or separation
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
right beside; close to; nearby
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic