point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
declaration; statement; proclamation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
periodic; regular; routine
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
like this; this sort; this way
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in its entirety; whole; wholly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
since the dawn of history
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
of course; certainly; naturally
simply; merely; only; solely
state religion; official religion; established religion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
isolation; being alone; being friendless