follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
solitude; loneliness; isolation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
topcoat; light overcoat for use in spring and autumn
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
shopping; purchased goods
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma