condition; state of preservation
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(medical) follow-up; observation
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be fated; to be linked by fate
competent; suitable; qualified
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
empirically; from experience
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
if so; in that case; then
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
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