soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to make a lasting impression
it's probably so; it stands to reason
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
regarding highly; attaching importance to
refugee; exile; displaced persons
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
writing; composition; essay; sentence
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
parents and siblings; one's relatives
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
silence; stillness; quietness
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
silence (not speaking); muteness
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
life and death; life or death
unqualified; without qualifications
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
close; intimate; on good terms
keeping things tidy and in order
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
battlefield; battleground
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
businesslike; professional
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart