to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
connection; link; relationship
passage; path; route; one's way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
discovery; detection; finding
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
both (people); the two of them
surely; certainly; without doubt
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
holding out a little longer
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance