contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
cooperation; collaboration
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
maintenance; preservation; improvement
examination; investigation; prosecution
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
great difference; big difference; wide margin
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
generation; the world; the age
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end