reaction; response; reaction
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
pleasant feeling; good feeling
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
to do over; to remake; to resume
to throw down the drain; to waste
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
comfort; consolation; diversion
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side