stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be contrary to one's expectations
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
together; at the same time; same; identical
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
victim; injured party; sufferer
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
I see; that's right; indeed
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected