cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
silence; stillness; quietness
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to scatter away; to vanish
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to lead someone around by the nose
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
cruising range; flying range
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
you could say; you might say; verging on the
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
in good health; alive and well; going strong
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cruelty; hard-heartedness
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially