choices; alternatives; options
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to hammer out the details; to work out details
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
polite; respectful; reverent
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to accept; to receive; to agree
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
time; hour; season; time of the year
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
armed group; armed insurgents
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
inside one's heart; in one's mind
scattered; separated; dispersed
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP