cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
even if ...; even supposing that ...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
matter of time; question of time
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
finish; finishing; finishing touches
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to overflow from something full
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness