friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
senior; elder; person older than oneself
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
odds and ends; all; every
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
be on your guard!; take care!
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
whereabout; about where; how much
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to correct oneself; to restate
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
priority; order of precedence
way of solving (a problem); solution
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
proper; right; reasonable
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
developmental dictatorship (authoritarian form of government that pursues rapid economic development at the expense of democratic freedoms)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
system of government; government structure
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
place; room; margin; scope