explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
marking; grading; scoring
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
beginning; outset; first; onset
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
danger; peril; hazard; risk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty