to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mine guards (during a strike)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
body; group; party; company; troupe
consideration; taking into account
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
apparently; appears to be
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
during a telephone call; busy line
outside telephone line; outer circle
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track