contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
repetition of position; repetition draw
aspect; phase; condition; modality
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
emotional strength; force of will
to seek a path; to find one's way
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
bank; weir; embankment; levee
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to grant permission; to give permission
strategic vision; strategic acumen
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year