to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
new life; fresh start; new routine
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
woman; female; feminine gender
to speak; to hear a voice
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
rather than; more ... than ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
instant; moment; for an instant
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
stature; build; height; size; physique
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)