structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
you could say; you might say; verging on the
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to discuss; to talk together
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to some extent; to a certain extent
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
rationalization; justification
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
while; during (the time when)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement