above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
being startled; getting a shock
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to concern; to be related
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
inattention; absent-mindedness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
in that way; like that; that way
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
consequence; outcome; result; blame
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
dual personality; split personality
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist