imagination; supposition; guess
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to live; to reside; to inhabit
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
while alive; during one's lifetime
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)