stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
to grimace; to make a wry face
with a start; with a jump
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 break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
medical care; medical treatment
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to invite in; to show someone in
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to get going; to start off
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
frequency (of occurrence)
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.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
outside of one's area of expertise