rather; better; instead; if anything
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
power generation facility
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
if it is the case that ...
choices; alternatives; options
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
opposite; reverse; contrary
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback