to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
considerably; fairly; quite
future (usually near); prospects
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
difficult problem; challenge
to fight against; to oppose; to face
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to prevent; to take precautions
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
point in common; common feature
as soon as possible; ASAP
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to get someone to say; to make someone say