safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
feigned tears; crocodile tears
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be softened; to calm down
(not) a single person; (no) one
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
for today; for the time being
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to become dim; to become blurred
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
how; in what way; how about; questionable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability