standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
confidence; trust; faith; credit
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
only; merely; but; no more than
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
person killed in action; the war dead
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
emergency staircase; fire escape
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
break in time; interruption; pause
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
violent explosion; bursting
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
lower half of the body; nether parts
big snake; (large) serpent