mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
forcibly; against one's will
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
nice; good; well-executed
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully