(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to shake; to sway; to waver
danger; peril; hazard; risk
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
nature; property; disposition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding