theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
for this very reason; that is exactly why
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
very great; enormous; serious
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
good performance; good work; great success
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
closely-guarded secret; top secret
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort