figure; body shape; build; physique; form
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
inside; interior; inner part
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
free (of charge); gratuitous
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to turn against; to become an enemy
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
adoration; admiration; devotion
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
role of the villain; the bad guy
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
living; lifestyle; living room
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she