terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
supporting role (actor); minor role
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
commandant; commanding officer; general
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
notice; attention; observation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
finishing blow; coup de grâce
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
ray (of light); beam; light
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
scene; sight; scenario; setting
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
with these words; while saying
in succession; one by one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to be worried; to be troubled
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life