to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
orphan; person without friends
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to some extent; to a certain extent
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
possible; likely; probable
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
emotional strength; force of will
when it becomes; when it comes to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
recovery; rescue; recapture
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
place; situation; position; location
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price