to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
elder sister; effeminate man
use; utilization; utilisation; application
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
such ... as; or some such
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing