bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be needed; to be wanted
protest; refutation; pleading
based on; on the basis of
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
fort; stronghold; fortification
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
if it is the case that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
sexual discrimination; sex discrimination; sexism
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
results; record; grades; marks
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that