number of persons; personnel
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to sniff out; to get wind of
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
offender; criminal; culprit
few decades; many decades; several decades
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
world; society; people; the public
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
accomplice; co-conspirator
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
cardinal (Catholic Church)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
(television) reception; receiving (a picture)
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
consequently; as a result
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
president (of a society); chairman
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view