to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
consists of; comprises; is made up of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to unfold; to unroll; to open
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be lacking in options; to be too few
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
every person; each one; everybody
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!