fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
genuine; authentic; true; real
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to push (something) against
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation