to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to open (one's eyes) wide
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
memories; recollections; reminiscence
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
language center (brain); language centre
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to make merry; to be festive
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
perfect; complete; flawless
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
curse; spell; malediction
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the same as always; day after day
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
review (of learned material); revision