consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
person who has rendered distinguished service
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
make good use of; make the most of
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
proposal; proposition; suggestion
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
the other day; a few days ago
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
authenticity; credibility
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
with a click; with a snap
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas