proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
interference; intervention; meddling
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
thought; consideration; thinking
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to overflow from something full
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
power; authority; influence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm