temporary; provisional; interim
to govern; to manage; to subdue
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to make sense; to be meaningful
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
that is to say; so that means
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
related to; in relation to
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
business discussion; negotiation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
hostility; animosity; enmity
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty