easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
beginning; outset; first; onset
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
government office; agency; board
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(police) detective; criminal matter
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
the other day; a few days ago
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
another thing; exception; special case
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as is; to ignore
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange