to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
other than; excluding; without
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
that is to say; so that means
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control