poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to cross the line; to go too far
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
end; close; conclusion; termination
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
bathing; going in the bath
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; consideration; thinking
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of