essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be silent; to say nothing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
very likely; very probable
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
one by one; in detail; minutely
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
duty; function; office; mission; task
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to burst open; to pop; to split
moment by moment; hour by hour
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to collapse into; to flop onto
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
according to plan; as planned; on target
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
killing and wounding; bloodshed
frequency (of occurrence)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space