to brave a danger; to take a risk
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
by myself; in person; by oneself
such ... as; or some such
to recall; to remember; to recollect
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
grasp; catch; understanding
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be silent; to say nothing
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
selection; choice; option
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
main force; chief object; mainline
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
outside of; not covered by
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition