back street; back alley; off-street
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become better; to improve
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
the whole day; all the day
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)