scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
grasp; catch; understanding
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to live; to make a living; to get on with
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to take measures (against); to take steps
in the end; on top of that
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
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)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
correction; revision; amendment
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
same crime; being equally guilty
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
time; season; period; phase; stage
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
remote past; far ago; time immemorial