very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
how; in what way; by what means
assertion; declaration; affirmation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to understand (each other); to comprehend
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to harm; to cause harm to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
had better ...; had better not ...
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
imagination; supposition; guess
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
two times; twice; two degrees
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
proposal; proposition; suggestion
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
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
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to try and do something; to attempt to do something