implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
watchful waiting; careful supervision
overlooking; turning a blind eye
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
number of times; frequency; count
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
omniscience and omnipotence
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
research; study; investigation
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(not) even with; (not) even using
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
deed; act; work; performance
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
experiment; experimentation
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
little by little; bit by bit
advance; moving forward; progress