point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
specialization; specialisation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
written explanation; written apology
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
leader; authority; mainstay
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation