dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
composite; combined; complex
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
multinational; transnational
at that time; in those days
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
factory; plant; mill; workshop
distribution channel; channel of distribution
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nothing but; none other than
Internet service; Internet-based service
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to say; to be called; to do
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
memories; recollections; reminiscence
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling