total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
welcome; (warm) reception
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
to talk; to carry meaning
to do for (the sake of someone else)
board chairman; managing director; chief director
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to telephone; to make a phone call
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
being too late; losing one's final chance
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice