if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
economic; financial; fiscal
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
as is usual with; in common with
people; men and women; each person; everybody
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to have an idea; to have a clue
to move (house); to change residence
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to feel hungry; to get hungry
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
next season (esp. in sports); next year
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
being the runner-up; finishing second