check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become red; to redden; to blush
different (from); not the same (as)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to detain; to check; to restrain
whispered conversation; whispering
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
just because; even if; even though
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship