casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
too much; excessively; too
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
victim; injured party; sufferer
weakening; emaciation; decline
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
military force; military strength
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
strong nation; powerful country
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to faint; to be exhausted
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation