transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
an issue being settled; a case being closed
what kind of; what sort of; what
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dealing with; coping with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
because; for; the reason why is ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
based on; on the basis of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to fly around; to scatter
occurrence; happening; incident; event
individual; one by one; separate; each
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting