theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say no more; to sink into silence
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
main cause; primary factor
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
guess; conjecture; surmise
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to try to do; to attempt to do
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)