chief; main; principal; major
chance (of success); odds
proposal; offer; request; application
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
the absolute basics (esp. in educational contexts); most basic of basics; most fundamental thing
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to take away; to carry off
maximization; maximisation
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
drama; theatre; theater; play
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
uninhabited island; desert island
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
such a thing; something like that
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
light; easy; non-serious; minor
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)