cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to become pale; to turn pale
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear