to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
change; alteration; modification
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
defense; defence; defensive preparations
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
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
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
state; condition; situation; terms
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
one or two; a few; small number
source of information; intelligence source; message source
rain and wind; driving rain
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate