to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
preface; introduction; preamble
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to sell off; to sell completely
property; fortune; assets
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
depravity; corruption; degradation
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to replace; to move; to change the position of
power; authority; jurisdiction
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
opinion; point of view; visual point
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
intelligence or information network
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy