to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lightly; easily; carelessly
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be surprised; to be astonished
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even though; despite; when
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to complain; to make a complaint
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to escape from; to get out
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how; in what way; by what means
while; even though; despite
thought; consideration; thinking
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cannot be compared with; no match for