just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
how; in what way; how about
treatment (of a person); dealing with
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
illegal; illicit; unlawful
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
maintaining the status quo
individual; private person; personal; private
moderate faction; moderates
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
personal; individual; private
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
cabinet (of a government); ministry
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
research office; research division; inquiry section
intelligence gathering; information gathering
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
hostility; antagonism; opposition
tool; implement; means; furniture