opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
glad countenance; joyful look
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
remembrance; recollection; recognition
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sofa; couch; lounge chair
from the viewpoint of; according to
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
though; notwithstanding; although
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
confusion; distraction; derangement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
right beside; close to; nearby
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name