to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
comfort; consolation; diversion
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
how long; how far; how much
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to pile up; to accumulate
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act