near; close by; within reach; familiar
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
land survey; cadastral survey
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to lean against; to set against
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
transceiver (send and receive)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
machine parts; machinery; equipment
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
interpersonal; between individuals
other than; excluding; without
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
conference room; council room
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to anticipate; to foresee
delusion; trick of the imagination
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pitching ability; counter for pitches
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty