before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
investigation; research; looking something up
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to say; to be called; to do
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to have a chill run down one's spine
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
another kind; different kind; distinct species