occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
clear writing; specification
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
recollection; reminiscence
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
clanging; empty; deserted
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
absence; disregard; indifference
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
sickroom; hospital room; ward
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
about; concerning; related to; -ish
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)