attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
adaptability; flexibility
port (left side of vessel)
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
the principle of the thing
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
naturally; of course; understandably
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
munitions; military stores
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule