to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to arrive home; to return
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
story; tale; talk; discussion
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite