internal conditions; true state of affairs
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
limited; limiting; restrictive
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(not) even once; (not) ever
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
cold reception; inhospitality
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...