fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to not take seriously; to take lightly
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
particularly; only; in the case of
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
long-awaited; much-awaited
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
already; now; no longer; not any more
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit