to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
advanced level; high grade; senior
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
settlement; solution; resolution
registration; accession; register; entry; record
down-market; popular; mass-market
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
everything; anything; nothing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to have a talk; to tell a story
negotiations; discussions; connection
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt