careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
corridor; hallway; passageway
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to succeed; to bear fruit
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)