what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
police; police officer; police station
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be silent; to say nothing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
meaning; significance; sense
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
concealment; suppression; hiding
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
each nation; many nations; many countries
government; administration
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
enterprise; business; company; corporation
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
investment; contribution; financing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in that way; thus; so; so?