delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
front; frontage; facade; main
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
how; in what way; by what means
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
influenced (by); under an influence
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
sanity; consciousness; soberness
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
guard; sentinel; garrison
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
area; region; district; locality
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing