to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
president (of a society); chairman
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
decision of a contest; finals
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
special training; intensive training; crash course
otherwise; or else; if not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to become pale; to turn pale
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to half-rise to one's feet
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
partly open; in half bloom