since then; from that time; ever since
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
reason; cause; history; origin
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to raise one's voice; to shout
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
beyond that point; after that
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh