to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
one's physical safety; personal security
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be worried; to be troubled
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
plump; with a thud; heavily
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be smeared; to be covered
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
the same grade; same class
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge