chance; opportunity; occasion
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
after a long time; for the first time in a while
body and soul; mind and body
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
indictment; prosecution; complaint
important person; strategic person; key figure
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out