various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
pair; the two; both persons; both things
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
military aggression; military invasion
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
military force; military strength
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
considerably; fairly; quite
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
if it is the case that ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
future (usually near); prospects
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing