to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
anchoring (cognitive bias); anchor ring
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
piece; fragment; one (object)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to look away; to turn away
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
reproachful; hateful; bitter
being startled; getting a shock
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
talking while standing; standing around talking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
episode; anecdote; vignette
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
step; stride; counter for steps
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp