no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
reality; actuality; hard fact
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
of course; certainly; naturally
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
cooperation; collaboration
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
sensual love; love affair
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
store; reserve; stock; savings
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order