to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to thrust before; to thrust at
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
return of something; repayment
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near-miss; just missing (each other)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
though; notwithstanding; although