contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cooperation; collaboration
profitable plan; good plan
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
the other day; a few days ago
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
rather; better; instead; if anything
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
clearing one's throat; cough
very great; enormous; serious
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
difficult to ...; hard to ...
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
moment by moment; hour by hour
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous