to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to need; to call for; to require
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
decoration; ornament; trimmings
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
sense of values; values; value system
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
reading matter; reading material
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
future (usually near); prospects
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
leader; authority; mainstay
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
present; current; in operation
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way