probability; likelihood; chances
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
short pause; short interval
to pause; to have a short intermission
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
grim; stern; stark; heartless
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
continuous; without a break
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
looking pale; looking unwell
to be busy at work; to work diligently
(distinction of) sex; gender
soldier's equipment; war outfit; war fatigues; (wearing) soldier's fatigues
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
nesting hole; burrow; den
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage