to say no more; to sink into silence
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
trivial; not amounting to much
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
one by one; one at a time; in turn
that's a different matter; that's a different story
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
attack; assault; attempt; try
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
decision; determination; resolution
being too late; losing one's final chance
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation