making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to trample down; to devastate
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
I see; that's right; indeed
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful