very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
offensive (movement); aggression
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
process; course; mechanism
calm; composed; leisurely
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
continuation; succession; series
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
planned; scheduled; systematic
to assemble; to set up; to construct
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to employ; to hire; to charter
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
examination; investigation; prosecution
innocence; being not guilty
nonprosecution; nonindictment
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)