regret; repentance; remorse
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
one by one; one each; one at a time
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
now that; since; so long as; because
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to intervene; to stop (something)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
long time; several hours; long spell
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to have meaning; to be meaningful
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
future; possible; potential; prospective
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
audience; attendance; hearers
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge