to be surprised; to be astonished
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
until now; so far; up to the present
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
loud shout; excited cheering
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down