to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
what do you want?; can I help you?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
considerably; fairly; quite
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
natural calamity; disaster
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
violent explosion; bursting
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
no matter how much time passes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
last night; yesterday evening
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous