please sit down; please have a seat
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
stretcher; litter; gurney
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to run up to; to rush over
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
riding together; riding with
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
single word; a few words; brief comment
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
rest; break; recess; intermission
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
means; way; method; measure
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
decrease; reduction; decline
countermeasure; counter-measure
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
notice; attention; observation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)