crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
until now; so far; up to the present
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
story; tale; talk; discussion
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange