to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
old friend; old acquaintance
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
survival; survivor; relic
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rubbish heap; garbage dump
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to waive one's right; to waive a right
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
each individual; each person
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
change of job; change of occupation; career change
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal