minimum; minuscule; local minimum
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
material; materials; data; information; documents
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
every year; yearly; annually
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
brothers and sisters; siblings
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
right (to do something); authority; power
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe