road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
powerful person; influential person
power; authority; jurisdiction
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
of course; certainly; naturally
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
killing two birds with one stone
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding