the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to entrust; to leave to a person
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
minimum; at the very least
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
just because; even if; even though
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
time; hour; period; class
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
thought; consideration; thinking
acceleration; speeding up
in proportion to; just as much as
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
duty; function; office; mission; task
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)