to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
doctors; teachers; lawyers
internal conditions; true state of affairs
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
equality; impartiality; evenness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
massing (of troops); gathering
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
according to plan; as planned; on target
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
this (very thing); this precisely
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
economic strength; economic power; economic might
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment