course; route; path; process; stages
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
objection; dissent; protest
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
secrecy; highly classified information
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to think too much; to be over-concerned
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become pale; to turn pale
to approach; to draw near
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
ascending and descending; going up and down
last ray of hope; only hope
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)