to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
rope; cord; policeman's rope
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
order; directive; instructions; command
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
information leak; data breach
novel; story; (work of) fiction
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
recovery; undoing; recall
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...