unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
without; but if; otherwise; or else
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
conjecture; guesswork; guess
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
rather; sooner; preferably
desperation; struggle to the death
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
failure; mistake; blunder
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)