the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
how; in what way; how about; questionable
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
delusion; trick of the imagination
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to say; to tell; to state; to do
guess; conjecture; surmise
untouched; unused; intact
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
secret information; intelligence
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to take measures (against); to take steps
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
social; societal; societary
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
(political) power; authority; influence
royal capital; imperial capital
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
offensive (movement); aggression
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)