present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
aggressor; assailant; invader
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
they; those guys; those fellows
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interior; inside; internal
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
going through; going via; going by way of
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
of course; certainly; naturally
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
single word; a few words; brief comment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink