nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
pure heart; naivete; innocence
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to stay calm; to keep cool
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
unconditionally; as a rule
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
family; relatives; dependents; household
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
worst; worst-case (scenario)
commitment; pledge; promise
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
not necessarily so; is not always true
general; popular; common; typical
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized