to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
thorough; exhaustive; complete
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be found; to be discovered
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
all present; all concerned; all of us
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty