performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to snatch from; to steal from
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
opinion; point of view; visual point
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
chair; stool; post; office; position
to relax; to feel at home
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
second grade; second class; secondary
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)