even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in that way; thus; so; so?
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
manipulation of information; spin
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
don't you think?; indicates question
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
foreign enemy; outside invader
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
environment; circumstance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
lifetime employment; permanent employment
seniority by length of service
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...