direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
of course; certainly; naturally
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
mental image; mental picture; image
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be silent; to say nothing