raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
indictment; prosecution; complaint
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
declaration; statement; proclamation
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
investigation; research; looking something up
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
heading; headline; index; headword
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset