-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
for example; for instance; e.g.
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
ago; since; before; previous
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
very young; little; childish; immature
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
reform; reformation; reorganization
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
great man; hero; master mind
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
pointing out; identification
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of