critical condition; being on the verge of death
to escape death; to be saved from death
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to threaten; to make threats
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
recovery; undoing; recall
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
fast-talking; rapid talking
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
early on; earlier on; from early
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
counter for wheels and flowers
since then; from that time; ever since
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency