state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
metallic sound; metallic clank
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
of course; certainly; naturally
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
if it is the case that ...
at least; at most; (even) just