to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
do-or-die game; crucial contest
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
support; backing; aid; assistance
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
pupil; student; schoolchild
demotion; relegation; downgrading
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
original home; birthplace; originator
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
follow-up report; further news
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
green light; (giving) permission; OK
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
blur; blurred; indistinct
ground glass; frosted glass
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly