hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
scale; scope; plan; structure
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
supply; provision; service; supply
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
calamity; disaster; accident
to check; to stop; to keep back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
people; men and women; each person; everybody
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in accordance with; according to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(electric) torch; flashlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression