war; fighting; fierce competition
headquarters; head office; main office
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to lay aside; to set aside
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how; in what way; how about
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
had better ...; had better not ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
had better ...; had better not ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...