to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
research office; research division; inquiry section
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
existence; being; presence
world; society; people; the public
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
supervised; under surveillance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
silence (not speaking); muteness
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
meaning; significance; sense