companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
prime minister; premier; chancellor
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
if it is (the case that ...)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
myself; yourself; I; me; you
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)