to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
plan; protocol; manifest; program
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hammer out the details; to work out details
riskiness; (level of) danger
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
good; goodness; right; virtue
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to happen to have on hand or in stock
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather