the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
person concerned; interested party; related party
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
function; facility; faculty; feature
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
work; business; company; study
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
considerably; fairly; quite
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge