optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be relieved; to feel relieved
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant