(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
impression; strong belief; conviction
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
admiration; wonder; astonishment
reason; cause; circumstances
condemn the offense, but not the offender
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
personification; impersonation; embodiment
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
view; opinion; finding; findings
to state; to express; to mention
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
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance