(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
directly opposite; right in front
watchful waiting; careful supervision
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
treasure house; storage for valuable property
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
three persons; three parties
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
to lose one's way; to get lost
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
strong-willed; strong of heart
resentment; indignation; anger
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
worst; worst-case (scenario)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject