established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suggestion; hint; implication
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
materials; data; document
vague recollection; faint memory
(social) class; rank; grade
unmarried; not yet married
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
silence (not speaking); muteness
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
many children; large family
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
this is why; this means; it is the case that