quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
accomplishment; execution
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
ruler; monarch; sovereign
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)