to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
form; shape; figure; visage
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
establishment; settlement
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
castle site; ruins of a castle
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together