influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to discuss; to talk together
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
world; society; people; the public
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
when it becomes; when it comes to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
influence; clout; leverage
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
substitute article; back-up
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression