precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
shyness; bashfulness; shame
courteous; decorous; polite
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
small grain; small stature or ability
good prospects; full of hope; promising
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to recover consciousness; to come to
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
item; something that one "just has to have"
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
advance; moving forward; progress
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
that is to say; so that means
competent; suitable; qualified
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to settle a matter; to get even with someone