not worth considering; out of the question
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
narrow margin; slim margin
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
emperor; prince; princess
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
such; like that; in that way
interception; monitoring; tapping
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
online version; online edition
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
job application form; employee satisfaction