a great variety of; diversity
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
spot; point; place; position
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
absorption; suction; attraction
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to underrate; to make light of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
outward appearance; apparent
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
successive generations; successive emperors
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
important person; strategic person; key figure
university professor; college professor
bank; banking institution
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
research; study; investigation
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference