as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
conference room; council room
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
brave general; great soldier
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
to look around; to survey
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
in one's hands; in one's control
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
hope of success; prospects of success
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private