illegal; illicit; unlawful
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
at least; at most; (even) just
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
region; limits; stage; level
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
survey; actual measurements
Clarke number; abundance of a chemical element in Earth's crust, as calculated by geochemist Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
oppression; suppression; pressure
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)