worry; fear; anxiety; concern
a few years ago; some years back
calamity; disaster; misfortune
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
how; in what way; by what means
to have an eye on; to zero in on
prototype model; experimental machine
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra