and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
stimulating; exciting; provocative
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
troubled face; worried expression
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
then; well; so; well then
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way