advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
protection; copy protection; write protection
thickly (of whipped eggs, cream, etc.; such that it leaves a trail or forms soft peaks); stickily; becoming thick and foamy (of soap suds); sluggishly; slowly; heavily
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
concurrent connections; simultaneous connections
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache