fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
will not do; do not; does not
the other day; a few days ago
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
intelligence or information network
general mobilization; general mobilisation
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)