hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to apologize; to apologise
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
important person; strategic person; key figure
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
single word; a few words; brief comment
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(political) power; authority; influence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to detain; to check; to restrain
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
next; following; subsequent; stage; station