dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
striking with the back of the sword
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
fast approach; quick intimacy
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
head over heels; headlong; head first
meteor; shooting star; falling star
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to escape death; to be saved from death
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to make one's own; to take possession of
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
job title; name of one's position
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)