to sentence; to assign a penalty
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
abuse; misuse; perversion
story; tale; talk; discussion
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
proposed solution; idea for a solution
(large) house; residence; mansion
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or other
pushing through (e.g. a proposal); bulldozing; doing something by force; arm-twisting
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible