theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
interference; meddling; butting in
duty; obligation; responsibility
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
badness; evilness; bad; evil
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
in history; ever; historical
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
penalty; sentence; punishment
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through