gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at least; at most; (even) just
declaration; statement; proclamation
legalization; legalisation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
confusion; mixing; merger
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be silent; to say nothing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to pass (of time); to elapse
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows