trend; tendency; movement; attitude
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
confidentially; privately; off the record
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
serious; severe; grave; acute
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
concealment; suppression; hiding
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
drinking water; potable water
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
value; worth; virtue; blessing
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem