while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
avoiding or dodging responsibility
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
welcome; (warm) reception
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
general classification; broad categorization
allegiance; obedience; submission
should do; ought to do; must do
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
just because; even if; even though
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
direct appeal; direct petition
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to fulfill one's responsibilities
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)