necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
too many to count; too numerous to mention
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
in the meanwhile; during the time
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
special radio or television programme; television special
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
perception; sensation; awareness
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to need; to demand; to take; to require
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
real experience; actual observations