people; men and women; each person; everybody
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
drama; theatre; theater; play
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to spread; to be propagated
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
matter of time; question of time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
far sight and deep design
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
environment; circumstance
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
use; utilization; utilisation; application
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate