worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
real thing; original; actual
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
complete; whole; perfect; safe
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
in accordance with; according to
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
having gone too far to turn back
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to gather; to collect; to assemble
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
administrator; director; commissioner
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
question; inquiry; enquiry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to chase; to run after; to pursue
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
police investigator; investigator
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
video game (played on a home console)
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate