to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
pardon me for leaving (first)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to get between; to be caught in
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
society; the world; the times
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill