middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
as if nothing had happened
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the very start; the very beginning
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(someone else's) daughter
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
suffix for familiar person
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once