ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to make sense; to be meaningful
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
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
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to squeeze out; to wring out
only; merely; but; no more than
considerably; fairly; quite
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
human relations; personal relationships
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to entrust; to leave to a person
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
with the exception of; excepting; excluding