source of worry; source of distress
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
personal; individual; private
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
jewel; precious stone; gem
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
profitable plan; good plan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect