action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
principle; theory; fundamental truth
simple and clear; plain and simple
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
scholarly; scholastic; academic
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
influence; clout; leverage
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
chief; main; principal; major
time; hour; period; class
history of; experience of