my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
silence; stillness; quietness
simply; merely; only; solely
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to find out; to discover; to locate
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
future; possible; potential; prospective
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery