to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
outrageous lie; outright lie
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
shameless; shameless person
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
much less; to say nothing of
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to put into effect; to put into practice
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
not in one's right mind; insane
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
go that far; to that extent
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
strategist; tactician; schemer
mockery; derision; ridicule
responsibility; duty; obligation
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation