vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
society; public; community; social studies
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
that is to say; so that means
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
at once; immediately; right now
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
if it is (the case that ...)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
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
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)