dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; even now; to this day
simply; merely; only; solely
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
gag order; gag rule; gag law
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to be selected (from among many people)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
ill will; malice; evil intent
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be kind to; to treat kindly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for