to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
proposal; proposition; suggestion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
duty; obligation; responsibility
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to join forces; to cooperate
to be able to manage somehow or another
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
no!; no no!; no, not at all
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
troops; group members; team members
secret information; intelligence
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
body; group; party; company; troupe
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste