circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be silent; to say nothing
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
honor; honour; credit; prestige
assertion; declaration; affirmation
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
clothing and accessories; attire
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
how long; how much; to what extent
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in advance; beforehand; previously
writing on someone's behalf
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character