standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
selection; choice; option
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
transient life; ephemeral existence
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
proletariat; lower classes
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
member; regular member; active member
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
great difference; big difference; wide margin
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
already known; well-known
example; illustration; precedent
impossible; unlikely; improbable
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding