whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
until now; so far; up to the present
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to take back; to recapture
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome