hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be itching to put one's skills to use
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
follow-up report; further news
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be transparent; to show through
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
Prime Minister's official residence
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade