serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
in good health; alive and well; going strong
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
function; facility; faculty; feature
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
patriarch; head of a family
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
way; method; means; resource; course
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense