to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to fall in love (with); to love
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency