both hands; both arms; ten
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
time; season; period; phase; stage
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
surely; certainly; without doubt
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such ... as; or some such
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal