benefit; use; good; profit; gains
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
much less; to say nothing of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
transactions; dealings; business
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(death from) starvation; starving to death
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
large quantity; large amount
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite