to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
way of calling (something or someone)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
other side; opposite side; other party
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba