when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
remote mountain; mountain recesses
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
show tent; circus tent; freak show
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
small hill; low hill; hillock
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
pretext; pretense; pretence
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
directly; in person; firsthand
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever