adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
chief; main; principal; major
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
control; check; restraint; inhibition
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
injured person; wounded person
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
branch office; agency; sub-branch
to raise one's voice; to shout
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
primary business; primary function; primary focus