to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
manipulation of information; spin
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to concern; to be related
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
immediately; right away; on the spot
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
literally; to the letter; literal