failure; mistake; blunder
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to move forward; to move on
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
alternately; by turns; one after the other
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
bureau director; office chief
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
state secrets; secrets of the state
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble