in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
other side; opposite side; other party
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
long ago; already; a long time ago
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous