maintenance; preservation; improvement
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
all you want; as much as one wants
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
deadly serious; deadly earnest
true character; real nature
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere