to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
expression; presentation; representation; notation
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
important place; strategic point; critical location
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
-less; lacking; non-existing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
main force; chief object; mainline
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual