force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to jump from one thing to another
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
commencing with; including
already; now; no longer; not any more
although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
armed forces; military; troops
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
war; battle; match; game; competition
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else