acceleration; speeding up
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to say; to be called; to do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
official announcement; proclamation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
major incident; major happening; big scandal
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
for example; for instance; e.g.
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
troubled face; worried expression
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)