headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
(coming to a) sudden stop
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to move forward; to move on
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front