beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
in the future; another day; later
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
such; like that; that sort of; very
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to pile up; to accumulate
older brother; elder brother
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
older brother and younger sister
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when