effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to have no chance (of succeeding)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to form a group; to form a bunch
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to join forces; to cooperate
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
if so; in that case; in that situation
to grimace; to make a wry face
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
finishing blow; coup de grâce
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise