the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to be found; to be discovered
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
granted that; even if; even though
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
nowadays; in this day and age
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
meaning; connotation; denotation
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
threshold of consciousness; limen
railroad; railway; rail transport
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
recitation; reciting from memory
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
new style poetry; new style poem
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name