listen!; you see; mind you; remember
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
popular name; common name; given name
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to fly around; to scatter
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
because of; owing to; due to
in comparison to; rather than
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse