seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to turn towards; to point
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
right (to do something); authority; power
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
something like ...; something called ...
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
cooperation; collaboration
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to some extent; to a certain extent
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
both; both sides; both parties
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
will not do; do not; does not
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank