shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
surroundings; environs; circumference
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
because of; owing to; due to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
alternately; by turns; one after the other
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
bodily sensation; sense; experience
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
last week; the week before
that; the matter in question
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
question; inquiry; enquiry