advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to laugh away; to laugh off
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
leading person; foremost figure
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
armed might; military power; the sword; force
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
military officer; naval officer
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
distinction; differentiation; classification
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to stare back at; to look back at
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to employ; to hire; to charter
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
police; police officer; police station
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
novel; original; new; innovative