duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
choices; alternatives; options
selection; choice; option
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
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)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
surely (not); certainly (not)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to detain; to check; to restrain
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
assertion; declaration; affirmation
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner