while; during; while; although; all; both
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to finish reading; to read through
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(political) administration; political power
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
price; cost; value; worth; value
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
belief; faith; conviction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot