to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
basis for decision; evidence for judging
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
from the beginning; from scratch
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
ultimate; final; last; eventual
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
rather; sooner; preferably
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
calculated; premeditated; considered
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay