immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
to stop walking; to pause
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to get completely chilled
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
very likely; very probable
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
unfortunately; regrettably
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
rather than; more ... than ...
to that degree; to that extent; that much
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
breath; breathing; bracelet