short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
guard; security (officer); guardsman
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
than; from; out of; except; but; more
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
that's the way it is; such is life
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
probability; likelihood; chances