(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
calamity; misfortune; disaster
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be worried; to be troubled
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
state of mind; mentality; psychology
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge