measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to have an idea; to have a clue
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sanity; consciousness; soberness
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
spotlight; close observation
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
favoritism; favouritism; partiality