to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
cross; crossed; cruciform
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
otherwise; or else; if not
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on