about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
disclosure; exposure; revelation
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to force one's way through
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to shake off; to throw off
to shake one's head (in denial)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to be discouraged; to shrink from
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to step over or across; to overcome
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to call together; to convene
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
side effect; adverse reaction
long time; long interval; for quite some time
authenticity; credibility
prohibited item; banned item
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to get one's head around; to think about
bringing up; rearing; upbringing