unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I see; that's right; indeed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
preference; priority; precedence
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous