power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
natural disaster; cataclysm
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to take measures (against); to take steps
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
imagination; supposition; guess
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
24 hours; twenty-four hours
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
the place for; the time for; the level of
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances