dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
same kind (race); homogeneousness
living thing; organism; creature; biology
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to recover consciousness; to come to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to rescue from; to help out of; to save