practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
in one's own way or style
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to hide; to conceal oneself
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
person in charge; official; attendant
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
in the meanwhile; during the time
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
society; the world; the times
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to recover consciousness; to come to
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
tingling; stinging; pungently
to straighten up; to sit upright
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
clear; precise; definite; distinct
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)