to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to do someone in; to bump someone off
discovery; detection; finding
alert status; emergency alert
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
extremely dangerous; full of peril
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to die; to lay down life's burden
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
military forces; hosts; troops
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
either way; in any case; one way or another
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
thorough; exhaustive; complete
abuse; misuse; perversion
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(social) position; status
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded