improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
left side; left-hand side
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
light; right; right field; right fielder
driving on the right-hand side; driving on the right side of the road
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
what people say; rumours; public opinion
one's home country; one's homeland
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
I'd be lying if I said ...
mutation; change; transition
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter