darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to recover consciousness; to come to
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
how long; how much; to what extent
topic of discussion; agenda
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
should; must; -able; probably; likely
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
messenger; envoy; emissary
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try