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
main cause; primary factor
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
process; course; mechanism
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
preface; introduction; preamble
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
belief; faith; conviction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
contradiction; inconsistency
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
script; screenplay; scenario
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor