survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
security; stability; safety; peace
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to appear all together; to be all present
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
in deep black; in jet black
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
overriding principle; main principle; great principle