use; utilization; utilisation; application
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
observation; survey; watching
conviction; belief; confidence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in terms of; from the point of view of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
battlefield; battleground
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid