surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
deviation; departure; omission
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
people; citizens; subjects; folk
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker