groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to become locked; to lock
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to repeat; to do over again
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
separate; respective; different
almost completely empty; virtually empty
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
same trade; same business; same profession
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
abuse; misuse; perversion
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
health management; health maintenance; health care
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why