structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one day; (on) a certain day
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
audience; attendance; hearers
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
all you have to do is; just; that's all
explanation; interpretation
several sheets (flat objects)
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
moderate; proper; just right
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
crash; kurash (wrestling)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to sell off; to sell completely
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
very much; very many; more and more
goodness; excellence; virtue
vice; immorality; corruption
mobilization; mobilisation
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise