to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
how many people; a number of people
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity