passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to take (be in) charge of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
accurate; correct; precise; exact
other than; excluding; without
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
incident; affair; happening; event
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive