dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to shake one's head (in denial)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous