drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
perception; sensing; noticing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
self-defense; self-defence
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
house built on sand; house of cards
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
probability; likelihood; chances
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
absence; disregard; indifference