stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
had better ...; had better not ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
or; OR (Boolean operator)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to feel depressed; to be down
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
explosion; rupture; break off
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to come to one's senses; to calm down