affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
rule; reign; government; governing
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
appearance; figure; shape; form
legendary beast; magical beast
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be well-known; to be famous
never ceasing; never ending; endless
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
global scale; worldwide scale
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
call; summons; convening; convocation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
presence; sitting with; being with
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
higher rank; better position
rational; reasonable; logical
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
surface of the earth; ground surface
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
personal feelings; self-interest
to settle a matter; to get even with someone