once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
too few; too little; insufficient
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
most part; greater part; majority
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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
one party; one faction; one clique
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
political issue (problem)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
timewise; temporal; chronal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right