to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to palpitate (with anxiety, etc.)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
touching; moving; painful
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
outward appearance; apparent
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
instant; moment; for an instant
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
secret story; unknown episode
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
that's the way it is; such is life