self-consciousness; self-awareness
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to have an idea; to have a clue
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
action of making something; -ification
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to fly around; to scatter
trailer (film, TV); preview
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
manners; behavior; behaviour
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
matter of time; question of time
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
audience; spectator; spectators
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
desperately; for one's dear life
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen