immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
based on; built on; made from
indiscretion; imprudence; rudeness; misbehavior; misconduct; misdeed
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
you could say that; that might be so
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
percent; per cent; percentage
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
serious; severe; grave; acute
change; alteration; modification
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
one grain; one drop; one bead
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as much as one can; as much as possible
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
calamity; disaster; accident