criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
curiosity; inquisitiveness
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
frame; framework; outline
square; formal; prim; stuffy
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
profitable plan; good plan
fast-talking; rapid talking
to say (something) over one's shoulder
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
manners; courtesy; etiquette
three persons; three parties
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about