running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
profitable plan; good plan
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
script; libretto; scenario
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
way of speaking; intimation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to talk to oneself; to mutter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to