serious; severe; grave; acute
to escape death; to be saved from death
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
kindness; intimacy; friendship
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
prevention; precaution; protection against
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to ask a question; to ask questions
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
manipulation of information; spin
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough