fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
bet; wager; stake; gamble
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
I don't want to boast but
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
counter for choices, options, etc.
ultimate; final; last; eventual
the last moment; the very end
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to summon courage; to be brave
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
possible; likely; probable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled