to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
convenient; handy; useful
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
performer; entertainer; celebrity
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
health; healthy; sound; fit
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
action; operation; effect; function
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
surely; certainly; without doubt
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt