to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
inscrutable; incomprehensible
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(social) position; status
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
advanced level; high grade; senior
military personnel; soldier
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
the lower classes; the common people
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
this occasion; at this time; now
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
military or naval register; muster roll
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
ability; capability; skill
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
I see; that's right; indeed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
party; set; gang; company; person
this is why; this means; it is the case that