if it is the case that ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
just past noon; afternoon
to gather; to collect; to assemble
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
scattered; separated; dispersed
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
how; in what way; by what means
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
boy; son; baby boy; young man
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness