concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to begin; to set about; to start
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to repeat; to do something over again
to go to; to visit; to call on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
due form; official; formality
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
drama; play; powerful drug
planned; scheduled; systematic
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
the place for; the time for; the level of
way; method; means; resource; course
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
beforehand; in advance; previously
to devise; to plot; to plan
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome