where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
present (brought by a visitor); gift
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
stillness; repose; standing still
phantom; vision; illusion
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
decision; judgment; resolution
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood