detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
and; thereupon; because of that
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
common folk (somewhat insulting); commoner
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
business trip; official trip
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be jealous; to be envious
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
vice; immorality; corruption
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
closing of a school; closed school
scattered; separated; dispersed
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to palm off; to force a sale
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
more than anything; above all else