to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to run around; to bustle about
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle