splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
script; screenplay; scenario
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
opposite; reverse; contrary
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
urgent; requiring quick (response)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
Karroo (South Africa); Carew
happy; cheerful; pleasant
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness