in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to be able to manage somehow or another
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
choices; alternatives; options
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
great war; great battle; world war
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
scoundrel; rascal; villain
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
world; society; people; the public
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead