premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
rescue squad; rescue party
one's superior; senior; elder
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to anticipate; to foresee
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
letting (someone) die without helping
natural calamity; disaster
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to order; to command; to appoint
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
urgency; exigency; emergency
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
honour; honor; glory; privilege