incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
support; backing; patronage
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
the front; honest; upright; decent
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
it's probably so; it stands to reason
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
soon; before long; in the near future
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to shake; to waver; to tremble
huge rock; firmness; solidity
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
time of great change; era of reform
directly; in person; firsthand
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
the present regime; the existing regime
simply; merely; only; solely
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for