prudent; thoughtful; discreet
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
object left in a person's charge
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
spirit; heart; disposition
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
common front; united front
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)