crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
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)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
regret; repentance; remorse
to run about; to rush about
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll