(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
explosion; rupture; break off
to overdo; to do too much
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
as before; as ever; as it was originally
loveable; very likeable; like very much
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(not) even once; (not) ever
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to blow off; to be blown off
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous