to jump at; to be attracted by
to be infected; to be contagious
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
dry riverbed; river beach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
anything and everything; just about everything
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to attack; to assault; to assail
to shout (in anger); to yell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
imagination; supposition; guess
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have a reason; to have an excuse
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside