to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
torture to death; torment to death
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
participation; joining; entry; adherence
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
chance (of success); odds
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
survival; survivor; relic
religious organization; religious organisation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to speak; to hear a voice
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)