I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
third day of the month; three days
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
alone; unaided; away from home
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
presence; sitting with; being with
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
several people; a few people
speaking voice; talking voice
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
prevention; precaution; protection against
how long; how far; how much
the other day; a few days ago
without; unless; have to do
how long; how much; to what extent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in proportion to; just as much as
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
storage room; storeroom; lumber room