a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
another thing; exception; special case
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
ingredient; component; composition
temporary; transitory; short-lived
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
questions and answers; dialogue
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell