no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
just because; even if; even though
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
to stare back at; to look back at
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
concession; conciliation; compromise
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
guess; conjecture; surmise
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be lacking in options; to be too few
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
thought; idea; conception
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous