natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
going through; going via; going by way of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
delay; putting off; procrastination
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
for the present; for the time being
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
street at night; making a night journey
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
pleasant feeling; good feeling
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
starting up (e.g. business, computer)