with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to watch over; to watch attentively
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to happen to meet; to come across
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to some extent; to a certain extent
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
throughout; all through; right through
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
automatic; intransitive verb
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
while; even though; despite
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
considerably; fairly; quite