imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
for today; for the time being
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
broad policy; overriding principle
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
setting on fire; setting afire
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
prompt; immediate; in real time
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
had better ...; had better not ...
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
international law; law of nations
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
contest; comparison; competition
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land