to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to switch off; to turn off
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
within; inside of; less than
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
coincident with; while; simultaneously
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
left side; left-hand side
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience