news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
severe wound; serious wound; gash
transfer; transport; transportation
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
remains; corpse; (dead) body
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
great speed; recklessly fast speed
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
all; entire; whole; altogether
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
end; close; conclusion; termination
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that