excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to check; to stop; to keep back
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
world-class; (of) high global reputation
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
great difference; big difference; wide margin
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
ingredient; component; composition
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very