condition; state (of health); appearance
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to make a list; to enumerate
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
late at night; at a late hour
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to breathe while sleeping
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pick up; to find; to gather
that is to say; so that means
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
curtain; hanging; bunting
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
black spot; dark spot; sunspot