area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
executive committee; executive organ
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
declaration; proclamation; announcement
two (long cylindrical things)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
solitude; loneliness; isolation
unanimous agreement; unanimity
form; method; system; formula
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
11th day of the month; 11 days
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence