question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
outward appearance; looks
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
direct descent; direct line
while; during; while; although; all; both
long time; long interval; for quite some time
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
existence; being; presence
motive power; driving force
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
influence; clout; leverage
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
member nation; member state; signatory
scale; scope; plan; structure
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
secretary (government); director; chief