participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
firm promise; definite promise
executives; top management; governing body
to talk to oneself; to mutter
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
every year; yearly; annually
every month; each month; monthly
almost every day; almost daily
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
at least; at most; (even) just
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
journey; route of a journey
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
selection; choice; screening
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
contradiction; inconsistency
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
protest; refutation; pleading
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency