complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be a matter of life or death
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to dash off; to write freely
to underrate; to make light of
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to intervene; to stop (something)
sick person; patient; invalid
to overflow from something full
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to become better; to improve
recovery; rescue; recapture
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
space development; space exploration
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream