purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
all present; all concerned; all of us
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
finish; finishing; finishing touches
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
rapid expansion; rapid growth; sharp increase
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
supply; provision; service; supply
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
important point; point to make note of
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
outside one's jurisdiction
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty