clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
connection; link; relationship
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
admission to the courtroom
while; during; while; although; all; both
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
too much; excessively; too
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
application; request; petition
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
interior; inside; internal
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
source of information; intelligence source; message source
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
reform; reformation; reorganization
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic