purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
anything and everything; just about everything
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
speech and conduct; words and deeds
calculated; premeditated; considered
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
preference; priority; precedence
tendency; trend; inclination
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
political measures; policy
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to bring; to take; to bring about
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
principle; theory; fundamental truth
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
calamity; disaster; accident
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...