unbelievable; incredible; implausible
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
position; location; base; point; site
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
that is to say; so that means
command; lead; generalship; leadership
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rule; reign; government; governing
like this; this sort; this way
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
cooperation; collaboration
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
guidelines for action; personal principles
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
wherein; therein; thereinto