threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to cease; to stop; to be over
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to rush over; to run up to
while; during; while; although; all; both
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
the place for; the time for; the level of
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
very great; enormous; serious
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
outside of; not covered by
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
again; once more; a second time
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible