desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cooperation; collaboration
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
interference; intervention; meddling
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
surroundings; environs; circumference
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
maintenance; preservation; improvement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
self-interest; selfish desire
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)