more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
close call; narrow escape
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
such; like that; that sort of; very
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
good feeling; feeling good
that; the matter in question
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
origin; source; beginning; starting point
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just