regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
other side; opposite side; other party
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
how many people; a number of people
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to talk; to chat; to chatter
one person; another name; nickname; alias
high grade; special grade; classy
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
classification; categorization; sorting
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
forcibly; by force; against one's will
grade; class; degree; magnitude
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
in the future; another day; later
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis