timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
distant look; faraway look
case worker; case officer
world; society; people; the public
degree of attention; profile
state secrets; secrets of the state
strategy meeting; council of war
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
bet; wager; stake; gamble
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
expression; presentation; representation; notation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
classified information; top secret
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold fast; to protect to the end
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)