awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
transactions; dealings; business
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
diffusion rate; rate of spread
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
street; quarter; district; area
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
installation (esp. software)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
article; news story; report; account
government; administration
grasp; catch; understanding
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion