charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
editorial; leading article; leader
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
unprecedented; record-breaking
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
value judgement; value judgment
how; in what way; how about; questionable
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
failure; rejection; rupture
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
detention; custody; confinement; internment
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
complete; whole; perfect; safe
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
prison window; (behind) prison bars
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
(dying of) natural causes
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to jump at; to be attracted by
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence