to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
serious; severe; grave; acute
way; method; means; resource; course
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
notice; notification; report; posting
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pick up; to find; to gather
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
impossible; unlikely; improbable
question; inquiry; enquiry
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have