to explain adequately; to be accountable
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stale; hackneyed; cliched
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
something like ...; something called ...
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
one large ...; a great ...
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
yearned for; longed for; missed
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
substantial matter; significant item
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism