present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to need; to demand; to take; to require
whether or not; presence or absence
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
former (incumbent); predecessor
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
urgency; exigency; emergency
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
relation; relative; kind; cordial
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
good; goodness; right; virtue
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero