affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to jump at; to be attracted by
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to run through; to run past
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in succession; one by one
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to fly around; to scatter
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
serious; severe; grave; acute
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
head; lead; vanguard; first
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)