first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
party; gang; company; squad
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
literally; to the letter; literal
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
distant; remote; isolated
indirection; indirectness
head; brains; intellect; understanding
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
being settled; coming to a conclusion
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to apologize; to apologise
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
intimacy; affection; familiarity
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
absorption; suction; attraction
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
discovery; detection; finding
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)