mediator; middleman; intermediary; carrier (e.g. disease)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
illusion; fallacy; delusion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
like this; this sort; this way
various countries; various regions; various provinces
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
independence and self-reliance
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)