(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
had better ...; had better not ...
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
start button (e.g. in Windows)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
not caring; not giving a damn
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to run through; to run past
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback