farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; period; class
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be able to manage somehow or other
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
few decades; many decades; several decades
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to keep secret; to conceal
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
first generation; founder
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation