hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
silence (not speaking); muteness
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sharp sighted; easily awakened
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to flare up; to fly into a rage
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
if you think about it; come to think of it
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
charming; fascinating; attractive
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
when it becomes; when it comes to
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
desperately; for one's dear life
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
that's the way it is; such is life
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
special measure; special measures
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
originally; by nature; from the start