popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
way (of doing); manner; method; means
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to take command; to give direction
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
affectation; showiness; pretence
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
in comparison to; rather than
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
though; notwithstanding; although
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
every person; every mouth; every entrance