good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
outsider; someone outside of a group
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
although I say; although one might say; although called
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
discussion; debate; argument
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
how much; how many; to what extent
simply; merely; only; solely
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size