to check; to stop; to keep back
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(within a) territory; domains
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be at a loss for words
form; shape; figure; morph
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
function; facility; faculty; feature
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
that is to say; so that means
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to practice magic; to practise magic
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step