crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to apologize; to apologise
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to mind; to care; to worry
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
it is not (like that) either
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
reality; actuality; hard fact
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
rampancy; prevalence; domination
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
free (of charge); gratuitous
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
manners; behavior; behaviour