as soon as possible; ASAP
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to pierce through; to break through
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to throw at; to turn; to raise
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
complicated and mysterious
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
source; beginning; origin
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
official name; formal name
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
guess; speculation; supposition
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
one large ...; a great ...
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
air route; air lane; by air; by plane