name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(social) position; status
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
main force; chief object; mainline
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
starting point; starting line
difficult problem; challenge
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee