interrogation; hearing; trial
government service; the bureaucracy
relation; connection; relevance
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to differ; to vary; to disagree
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
source of funds; resources; finances
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
property; fortune; assets
by means of; due to; because of; according to
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)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
another thing; exception; special case
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted