opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
censorship; inspection; examination
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
from the beginning; from scratch
physical law; laws of physics
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
general idea; concept; notion
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
appearance; figure; shape; form
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
visual confirmation; sighting
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
very much; very many; more and more
one theory; one opinion; another theory
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in the same way as; just like
to become settled; to be fixed
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
instability; insecurity; crankiness
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
for this very reason; that is exactly why
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
something like ...; something called ...
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
first generation; founder
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin