if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to ask a question; to ask questions
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
people; citizens; subjects; folk
reason; cause; circumstances
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
several hundred million years
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
assertion; declaration; affirmation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
error; mistake; slip; bug
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
normalcy; normality; normal
something like ...; something called ...
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre