to find out; to discover; to locate
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
desperation; struggle to the death
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
in that manner; like that
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
process; course; mechanism
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
this is why; this means; it is the case that
secret; private; surreptitious
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
management; administration; operation
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
now that; since; as long as; provided that
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to fulfill one's responsibilities
for example; for instance; e.g.
results; record; grades; marks
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
in spite of; regardless of
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
people; citizens; subjects; folk
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum