dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
front and back; before and behind; before and after
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
dull sound; muffled sound
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
slight; thin; on the weak side
historical play; period drama
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
nursing; (protective) care
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
tissue paper; toilet paper
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk