lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be in danger of; to be liable to
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
fluent (in a language); flowing
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to take advantage of an opportunity
aggression; invasion; raid
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to take over; to hand over
item; something that one "just has to have"
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
historic; historical; traditional
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
absolute basics; very rudiments
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
alert status; emergency alert