to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
thereupon; therefore; because of that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be prolonged; to drag on
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
as you see; as you can see
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
self-consciousness; self-awareness
nothing but; none other than
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
clearing one's throat; cough
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
that's true; of course; obviously
format; procedure; way of proceeding
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path