as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
perception; sensing; noticing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
something like ...; something called ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
passing through without stopping; passing by
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
stirring; slight movement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
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
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game