convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
by myself; in person; by oneself
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to complain; to make a complaint
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled