sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
but; however; provided that
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
separate; special; another; separately
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
proposal; proposition; suggestion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
firm promise; definite promise
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
settlement; solution; resolution
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
preservation; retainment; keeping
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
guerrilla warfare; unconventional warfare