little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
energy problems; energy issues
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
is something that; is that which
to name; to call; to christen; to term
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
instability; insecurity; crankiness
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
without; but if; otherwise; or else
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
main purpose; primary objective
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
duty; obligation; responsibility
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
both; both sides; both parties
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage