goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inside; interior; inner part
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
perfect; complete; flawless
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
intensification; aggravation
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
choices; alternatives; options
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that