now that; since; so long as; because
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
secret; private; surreptitious
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to move around; to move about; to get around
newly appointed; inaugural
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to blame; to find fault with
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
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
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way