clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
trembling from fear; trembling all over
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
such; this sort of; like this
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
simply; merely; only; solely
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
resolute; determined; bold
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
gliding (through the air)