to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
that is to say; so that means
solitude; loneliness; isolation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
in terms of; from the point of view of
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
just because; even if; even though
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
accomplishment; execution
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent