insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
personal (employee); employed; retained
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
consists of; comprises; is made up of
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
absence due to illness; sick leave
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
this one; with this; in this way
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling