to spit out; to eject; to dump
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to forget completely; to leave behind
nothing but; none other than
and (also); both ... and; as well as
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
war; battle; match; game; competition
authority; power; influence
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
proposal; motion; recommendation
at first; in the beginning; originally
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
proposal; proposition; suggestion
deadly serious; deadly earnest
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion