silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
use; utilization; utilisation; application
noted doctor; excellent physician
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
worthless; pointless; useless
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
insurance payout; insurance money
to some extent; to a certain extent
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
secret; private; surreptitious
critical (condition); serious
with the exception of; excepting; excluding