name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
proper; right; reasonable
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
aggression; invasion; raid
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in case of; at that time; at this time
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
power; authority; jurisdiction
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
such ... as; or some such
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
distinction; discrimination
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
cooperation; collaboration
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less