name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
corridor; hallway; passageway
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
synchronization; synchronized swimming
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
burlesque; low comedy; farce
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to watch over; to watch attentively
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
state secrets; secrets of the state
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
aggressor; assailant; invader
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
under control (e.g. of territory)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
incident; affair; happening; event
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
Everyone is safe (all right)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
testimony; (verbal) evidence
that's a different matter; that's a different story
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
upper half of the body; upper body