to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
shopping; purchased goods
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically