whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to shake; to sway; to waver
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fall; drop; descent; coming down
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
damp; moist (negative nuance)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
upper half of the body; upper body
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to stay calm; to keep cool
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
patient with pulmonary tuberculosis