unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
tension; mental strain; nervousness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
headquarters; head office; main office
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
condition; state (of health); appearance
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be a matter of life or death
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
(necessary) personnel; required person
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
accomplishment; execution
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation