hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
secret; private; surreptitious
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to collect; to assemble; to gather
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
ago; since; before; previous
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
addition; appendix; note; supplement
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
discovery; detection; finding
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to keep a watchful eye on
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to withstand; to be able to endure
to send or direct a person to
consideration; taking into account
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication