valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
either way; in any case; one way or another
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to pass (of time); to elapse
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
place of refuge; refugee destination
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
leaving a matter to chance
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
intelligence agency; secret service
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something