shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be well-known; to be famous
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to strike dead; to beat to death
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
calm; composed; cool; quiet
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
sign; mark; marker; marker
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man