plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
trend; tendency; momentum
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
something like ...; something called ...
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
with these words; while saying
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
uncalled for; unnecessary; gratuitous
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
too much; excessively; too
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unnatural or untimely (death)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious