unedited remarks; frank opinions
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
from the viewpoint of; according to
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
several times; a few times
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
colonization; colonisation
survival; survivor; relic
global scale; worldwide scale
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
particularly; only; in the case of
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
family; relatives; dependents; household
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
recommendation; endorsement
inferiority; recessiveness; recessive
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
suffrage; the right to vote
ratio; proportion; percentage
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
excellent plan; best policy
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
preliminary arrangements; spade work
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days