disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
in name but not in reality
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
retention; maintenance; preservation
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
friction; discord; strife
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
proposal; motion; recommendation
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to recover consciousness; to come to
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head