analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
due form; official; formality
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
and so; therefore; for that reason
script; screenplay; scenario
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
place; room; margin; scope
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to prevent; to take precautions
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
war; fighting; fierce competition
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
proposal; offer; request; application
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha