unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
high (government) official
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
plural; multiple; several
in succession; one by one
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rule; reign; government; governing
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
(not) even once; (not) ever
reality; actuality; hard fact
murder; killing; murderer
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
perception; sensing; noticing
not yet known; unknown; strange
viewing as a problem; problematizing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to some extent; to a certain extent
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
impossible; unlikely; improbable
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)