duty; obligation; responsibility
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
late at night; at a late hour
to have an idea; to have a clue
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
one by one; one at a time; in turn
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
in process; during execution; runtime
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
individual; one by one; separate; each
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
advance; moving forward; progress
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
moment by moment; hour by hour
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy