ongoing; in progress; afoot
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
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
great person; eminent figure
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
practicality; utility; usefulness
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
example; specimen; sample
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
to need; to call for; to require
victim; injured party; sufferer
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise