than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
inattention; absent-mindedness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
looking depressed; long face
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be infected; to be contagious
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
the very image of health itself; picture of health
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
while; even though; despite
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)