abrupt; sudden; unexpected
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
excited condition; excited state
conduct; behavior; behaviour
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
serious; not joking; straight
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex