cannot be compared with; no match for
at once; immediately; right now
flustered; confused; panicked
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
instead; but (on the other hand)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
straying; wandering off course
very much; very many; more and more
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
planned; scheduled; systematic
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
still; even now; to this day
story; tale; talk; discussion
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work