development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
person concerned; interested party; related party
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
by myself; in person; by oneself
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whispering; murmuring; subdued
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
each place; various places
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
being dotted with; being scattered
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
so; like this; in this way
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with