almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
predation; eating prey; preying upon
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
legend; folklore; tradition
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
extremely; very; really; super; so
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
violent explosion; bursting
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for