to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
general; popular; common; typical
settlement; solution; resolution
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
victim; injured party; sufferer
time; season; period; phase; stage
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to subsist; to keep on living
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
official announcement; proclamation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
failure; mistake; blunder
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
foster father; adoptive father
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
partly open; in half bloom
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation