to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
view; opinion; finding; findings
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
threatened abortion; imminent abortion; threatened miscarriage; imminent miscarriage
presumption; assumption; estimation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
at once; immediately; right now
function; facility; faculty; feature
last night; yesterday evening
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
beginning; outset; first; onset
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)