depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to give; to do (something) for
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
way; method; means; resource; course
instead; but (on the other hand)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
killing two birds with one stone
close to the wall; alongside the wall
short distance; close range
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
educational system; school system
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
helper; assistant; help; assistance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
northern part; the north (of a region)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to drop; to let fall; to omit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
early on; earlier on; from early
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly