Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
trivial; not amounting to much
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
until now; so far; up to the present
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that; the matter in question
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
not caring; not giving a damn
outsider; someone outside of a group
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
first meeting; first interview with
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
counter for chairs or seats
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate