orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to rank with; to rank among
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
study; research; investigation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
living thing; organism; creature; biology
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
poisoning; kill by poison
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
relatively; comparatively
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
individual; private person; personal; private
belief; faith; conviction
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
thousands; several thousand
to finger; to tamper (with)
to trample; to crush underfoot
hegemony; leadership; initiative
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better