to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in advance; beforehand; previously
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
treasure chest; strongbox
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
society; public; community; social studies
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage