truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to knead well; to polish; to refine
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
matter (in Aristotelian philosophy)
remarkable; striking; obvious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
chair; stool; post; office; position
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
experiential; empirical; experimental
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
form (in Aristotelian philosophy); idea (in Platonic philosophy)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to accept; to receive; to agree
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
so to speak; so to call it; as it were