(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
had better ...; had better not ...
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to become locked; to lock
3rd day of the month; three days
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
one by one; in detail; minutely
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
opening and closing; opening and shutting
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
automatic; intransitive verb
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
every person; each one; everybody
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen