rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to have meaning; to be meaningful
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
infection; contagion; becoming infected
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
convenient; handy; useful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
considerably; fairly; quite
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
group; party; team; squad; section
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
such; this sort of; like this
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation