contributor (of written material)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
coherence; order; focus; point
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to laugh away; to laugh off
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
thorough; exhaustive; complete
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)