please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
minority ethnic group; ethnic minority; minority race
aspect; phase; condition; modality
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to pitch camp; to set up camp
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
way; method; means; resource; course
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
agreement; stipulation; contract
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
training; drill; practice; discipline
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out