hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
record of proceedings; minutes
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in name only; titular; nominal
control; management (e.g. of a business)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
place of execution; execution site
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to order; to command; to appoint
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to leave this world; to die
members; member; constituent
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
postwar period; period after Second World War
secret; private; surreptitious
second day of the month; two days
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
internal volume; capacity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble