at once; immediately; right now
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
understood; I see; OK; present; here
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
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)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
number of times; frequency; count
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be opposite; to face each other
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bloodsucking; sucking blood
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
notice; attention; observation
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty