serious; severe; grave; acute
how many years; how long; what year
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to recover consciousness; to come to
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
operation scar; scar from an operation
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster