fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
decision of a contest; finals
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless