by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
just one person; only one
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to half-rise to one's feet
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
late at night; small hours of the morning
memory; sense; experience
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose