confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
chance (of success); odds
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
safety zone; traffic island
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be reminded of; to call to mind
simply; merely; only; solely
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
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middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
English(-language) literature; British literature
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire