loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to detain; to check; to restrain
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
confusion; distraction; derangement
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
vista; background; perspective; distant view
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
official in charge; person in charge
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
but; however; provided that
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
that is to say; so that means
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently