cooperation; collaboration
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be astonished
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
note (letter) left behind; will
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
evening; night; nighttime
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
parting; separation; farewell
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded