quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
I don't need it; I don't want it
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
instant; moment; for an instant
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
this and that; one thing or another
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
three; three years of age
looking away; looking aside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
progress; advance; improvement; development
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)