largish; biggish; a little bit larger
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
witnessing; observing; sighting
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
how many people; a number of people
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
classification; categorization; sorting
to become clear; to be made public
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
staying behind; remaining; residual
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
natural; reasonable; understandable
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
settlement; solution; resolution
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to take command; to give direction
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee