making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
curse; spell; malediction
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
relation; relative; kind; cordial
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
desperately; for one's dear life
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
difference in social standing; difference in social position