method; process; manner; way; means; technique
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
jewel; precious stone; gem
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
perfect; complete; flawless
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
single word; a few words; brief comment
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
one's home country; one's homeland
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
blow; shock; strike; batting
absorption; suction; attraction
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
power; might; authority; influence
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
everything; anything; nothing
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still