touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
means; way; method; measure
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
but; however; provided that
to be helpful; to be useful
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
offender; criminal; culprit
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
solidarity; joint; collective
I've got to be going; I must go
because; the reason is; if you want to know why