what's the matter?; what's wrong?
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
there is nothing; having nothing
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
not yet known; unknown; strange
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
beyond that point; after that
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank