silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
had better ...; had better not ...
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
start button (e.g. in Windows)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
though; notwithstanding; although
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
verbal message; word (from someone)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
not caring; not giving a damn
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to run through; to run past
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling