achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
established fact; fait accompli
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
advance; moving forward; progress
writing; composition; essay; sentence
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
going to and fro; back and forth
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier; register
to detain; to take into custody
along the road; along the way
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to that degree; to that extent; that much