coincident with; while; simultaneously
meaning; significance; sense
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
straying; wandering off course
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
way; method; means; resource; course
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
advanced level; high grade; senior
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
in the midst of the enemy
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
form; method; system; formula
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
bodily sensation; sense; experience
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
something like ...; something called ...