to take command; to give direction
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
accomplishment; execution
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
grasp; catch; understanding
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
reaction; response; reaction
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
underground; subterranean
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
failure; mistake; blunder
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous