birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
correction; revision; amendment
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
such; like that; in that way
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
conversely; on the contrary
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to compose; to put together
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
successfully; with success
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to lead someone around by the nose
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sincere; earnest; serious