to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
a quasi-incompetent (individual)
to strangle; to constrict
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
not limited to; not just ...
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
-less; lacking; non-existing
recently; lately; these days
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
trauma (usu. psychological)
promoting; increase; advance
end; close; conclusion; termination
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to summon courage; to be brave
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)