company president; manager; director
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
issue of immigration; problem of immigration
territorial dispute; territorial issue
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to put (a topic) up for debate; to lay on the table for consideration; to take up (a subject) for discussion
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
instant; moment; for an instant