unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to be badly made; to fail
-less; lacking; non-existing
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
if so; in that case; in that situation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
number of times; frequency; count
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
ability; performance; efficiency
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction