high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
fierce flames; raging flames
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to harm; to cause harm to
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
very great; enormous; serious
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to say (something) over one's shoulder
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret