to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
and yet; though; when; in spite of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
interference; intervention; meddling
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
modernization; modernisation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
social; societal; societary
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not