at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
picking; collecting; harvesting
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
head; brains; intellect; understanding
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
planting; planting out; transplanting
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
fucking; screwing; having sex
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
small number; few; minority
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
chronological order; time series
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to grimace; to make a wry face
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
in that manner; like that