center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
interference; intervention; meddling
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to live through; to survive
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in