present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(necessary) personnel; required person
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to take up one's residence
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
polish; improvement; burnishing
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
both; both sides; both parties
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder