atrocious crime; heinous crime
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
scandal; deplorable event
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
time; season; period; phase; stage
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
honor; honour; credit; prestige
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
decision; settlement; definition
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy