to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
common use; communal use; sharing
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
preference; priority; precedence
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
on the occasion of; at the time of
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
executive committee or organ
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
declaration; proclamation; announcement
two (long cylindrical things)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sphere; counter for balls
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
solitude; loneliness; isolation
form; method; system; formula
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule