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it has the necessary or wanted effect:
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do the trick/job
I need something to put these papers in – this folder should do the trick.
to do something kind that helps someone else
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do (sb) a good turn
to look at someone or something and then look again because you suddenly recognize him, her, or it or notice that something unusual is happening:
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double take
I did a double take - I couldn't believe it was her.
to treat someone or something in a way that is fair and shows their or its true qualities:
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do justice to sb/sth
This postcard doesn't do justice to the wonderful scenery.
be able to do sth automatically, without thinking
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do sth blindfolded
She's done the same task so many times that she could do it blindfolded.
used to say that an action is not helpful and could make a situation worse:
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do more harm than good
Suspending payments on government debts would do more harm than good.
in a very beautiful and delicate way:
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exquisitely
Exquisitely dressed couples stroll the streets.
the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed:
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desolation
It was difficult to describe the emptiness, the desolation of the area.
split into two or more opposing groups who cannot agree
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deeply divided over sth
The party is deeply divided over fundamental issues, such as immigration and the budget deficit.
good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
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satisfactory
We hope very much to find a satisfactory solution to the problem
a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering:
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calamity
A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.
completely harmless (= causing no harm):
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innocuous
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
the costs or risks involved in competing:
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stake
Global competition has raised the stakes of doing business.
an official document signed by two people before they get married that says what will happen to their possessions and/or children if they divorce
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prenuptial agreement
He asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement when they got engaged.
to be unable to stop feeling embarrassed about something you have done:
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never live sth down
I wish I'd never opened my mouth in the meeting - I'm never going to live it down!
the situation in which someone's name is not given or known:
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anonymity
The police have reassured witnesses that they will be guaranteed anonymity.
to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good:
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envisage
When do you envisage finishing the project?
a special journey made by a pilgrim:
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pilgrimage
Muslims try to make a pilgrimage/go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.
to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear:
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debunk
The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress.
completely, very much/in a detailed and careful way:
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thoroughly
We went through the report thoroughly but couldn't find the information anywhere. I thoroughly approve of what the government is doing.
the most important member of a group or part of a system, that holds together the other members or parts or makes it possible for them to operate as intended:
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the linchpin of
Woodford is the linchpin of the British athletics team.

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