unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances