(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
conviction; belief; confidence
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
moment; brief space of time
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to run up to; to rush over
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)