smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
many; much; plenty; hardly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
proposed site; site chosen
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)