to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
passing mark (examination); passing grade
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as possible; ASAP
to seal; to shut; to close; to silence; to gag; to hush
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be able to manage somehow or other
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
as usual; as is one's habit
admiration; wonder; astonishment
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
origin; source; beginning; starting point
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
departure; leaving; setting off
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse