as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
2nd day of the month; two days
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
surroundings; environs; circumference
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
because of; owing to; due to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
alternately; by turns; one after the other
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
last week; the week before
that; the matter in question
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in