relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
blank space; margin; blank canvas
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
like this; in this way; as you see
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
carefree; free from worry
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out