hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
chief; main; principal; major
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
ultimate; final; last; eventual
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
enactment; establishment; creation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
how many years; how long; what year
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
please be careful; please take care
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
such a thing; something like that
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
in order; sequential; seriatim
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion