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outline, summary, gist, basic points

centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, hub, backbone, central figure, pillar, key person; central nervous system

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

destructive blast, blowing up, explosion

bad condition, poor condition, disorder, slump, being out of form; failure, rupture, breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)

restoration, restitution, rehabilitation

predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy

power, might, authority, influence

counter for questions; question, query

stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela

leisure, leisure time, spare time

to need, to demand, to take, to require

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)

good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory

smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious

face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

sometimes, at intervals, occasionally, on occasion, from time to time

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate; to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate

theory, reason, logic; (unreasonable) argument, strained logic, excuse, pretext

overwork, strain

simple, simplified; easy, plain