state of emergency; emergency; crisis
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
adoration; admiration; devotion
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
power balance; balance of power
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring