rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
proper; respectable; decent; honest
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
such; like that; in that way
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
worst; worst-case (scenario)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
prohibition; inhibition; ban
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
practical problem; practical matter
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
justice; fairness; impartiality
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)