natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
consideration; taking into account
tendency; trend; inclination
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
failure; mistake; blunder
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to triumph; to be elated with success
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
proper; right; reasonable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
preface; introduction; preamble
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to become better; to improve
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to shout (in anger); to yell
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
decision; settlement; definition
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...