(somebody else's) parents; both parents
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
postponement; deferment; adjournment
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
grasp; catch; understanding
rehearsal; rehabilitation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
great hurry; great haste; rush
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
public telephone; pay phone
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to throw into; to toss into
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!