so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
distress; wretched condition
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be talented; to be able
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
smoothly; easily; readily
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
long ago; a long time ago; already
future prospects; promise
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
legislation; development of laws
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
(made of) stone; stone-built
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come