to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
several times; a few times
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)