to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
obedience; submission; resignation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
use; utility; profit; gain
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
autonomy; right of self-government
establishment; settlement
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
military force; military strength
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
territorial right; dominion
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
support; backing; aid; assistance
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
explanation; interpretation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
armed might; military power; the sword; force
measure to win somebody over to one's side
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade