to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
without; but if; otherwise; or else
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
literally; to the letter; literal
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to repeat; to do something over again
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
pupil; student; schoolchild
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(medical) doctor; physician
condition; state (of health); appearance
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)