belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
chief (of police); head (of office)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
adherent; devotee; believer
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
very; greatly; exceedingly
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to collect; to assemble; to gather
course; route; path; process; means
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
at once; immediately; right now
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time