(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
construction; establishment
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
again; once more; a second time
to claim victims; to cause casualties
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in that way; thus; so; so?
regret; repentance; remorse
being too late; losing one's final chance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; like this; in this way
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early