to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get strong; to gain strength
charging (electrically); electrification
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to understand; to make out
back of the head; occiput
offender; criminal; culprit
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap