guess; conjecture; surmise
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
later on; eventually; afterwards
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
target group; target persons
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
offender; criminal; culprit
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
very; much; greatly; a lot of
having said that; on the other hand
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
tail (animal); tail end; tip
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
within; inside of; less than
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
fixed interval; fixed period
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement