influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
probability; likelihood; chances
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
egoism; egotism; selfishness
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
take (e.g. in film-making)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
sympathy; compassion; pity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell