agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
dealing with; coping with
armed might; military power; the sword; force
normal practice; proper practice
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
be (that) as it may; having said that
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
power; authority; jurisdiction
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
final; eventual; ultimate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
grasp; catch; understanding
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gradually; slowly but steadily
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
not yet known; unknown; strange
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof