valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
personal grudge; personal enmity
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
point in common; common feature
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ten; 10; ten years of age
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
minimum; at the very least
number of persons; personnel
financials; on the funding (capital) side
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
that is to say; so that means
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)