to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
technical skill; ability; capacity
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
how long; how much; to what extent
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
trend; tendency; momentum
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to gather; to collect; to assemble
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to have a talk; to tell a story
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to take (be in) charge of
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
timewasting; killing time
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)