to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to pick up; to find; to gather
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
in that way; like that; that way
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth