exactly as stated; verbatim
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
action of making something; -ification
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
overhasty; rash; premature
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
calm; composed; cool; quiet
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
boastful speech; bragging
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while