because of; owing to; due to
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
hostility; animosity; enmity
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)