to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to subsist; to keep on living
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
death and injury; being killed or injured
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
personal history; background; career
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
depression; low spirits; dejection
since; henceforth; ever since
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
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
image; figure; figure; form; image
true state; actual condition; reality
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(made of) leather; leather-bound
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
another thing; exception; special case
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
deep affection; dear; beloved
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew