(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
than; other than; except; but
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to watch intently; to stare
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
now that you say that; now that you mention it
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
cookware; cooking utensil
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
very much; very many; more and more
cooking; food preparation
contrived; false-sounding
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus