stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
deep affection; dear; beloved
outbreak of war; starting a war
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
point of compromise; common ground
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
specialization; specialisation
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
solution; solution strategy
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
last night; yesterday evening
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond