guess; speculation; supposition
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
safety; welfare; well-being
surely; certainly; without doubt
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to do together; to share; to participate in
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to complain; to make a complaint
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be at a loss for words
to look away; to avert one's eyes
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
source of information; intelligence source; message source
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
rising; ascending; climbing
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
information discovery; disclosure of information
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be worried; to be troubled
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct