to stop in the middle of a sentence
desperately; for one's dear life
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
without; unless; have to do
indictment; prosecution; complaint
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
use; utilization; utilisation; application
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to make a list; to enumerate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to think too much; to be over-concerned
reading too much into (what ... says)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax bacteria)
being too late; losing one's final chance
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to order; to command; to appoint
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
individual; private person; personal; private