strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
interference; intervention; meddling
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
event; phenomenon; matter
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
question; inquiry; enquiry
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
but; however; provided that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
pair; two kinds; two ways
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
choices; alternatives; options
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)