answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to repeat; to do something over again
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
for example; for instance; e.g.
messenger; envoy; emissary
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
error; mistake; slip; bug
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
opposite; reverse; contrary
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)