if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
switching over to; migration; transition
society; the world; the times
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
sharp increase; sudden rise
lately; recently; nowadays
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
call; summons; convening; convocation
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to differ; to vary; to disagree
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to spread; to be propagated
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
chief; main; principal; important
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
evening sky; twilight sky
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)