scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
suffix for familiar person
fear of heights; acrophobia
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; workplace
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
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)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish