anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to tighten; to press hard
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
desperation; struggle to the death
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to say no more; to sink into silence
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to creep about; to crawl around
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
in advance; beforehand; previously
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
until now; so far; up to the present
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently