prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
surely (not); certainly (not)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
contradiction; inconsistency
to pay attention; to be watchful
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
alteration; falsification; faking
strict order; peremptory command
optimist; easy-going person
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
important point; strategic position; key point
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inspector general; commissioner
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
clause; article; stipulations
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
personal; individual; private
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
relation; connection; relevance
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to try and do something; to attempt to do something