(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to speak; to say; to vocalize
willpower; energy; vitality
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
no need to guess; certainly
don't worry about it; forget about it
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
rationalization; justification
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)