to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
right of access; access permission; access right
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
namely; that is (to say); in other words
pair; the two; both persons; both things
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
several hundred; hundreds (of)
several years; a few years
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
(positive) economic effect
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
story; tale; talk; discussion
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
(necessary) personnel; required person
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
such ... as; or some such
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in succession; one by one
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
one person; another name; nickname; alias
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points