present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
little by little; bit by bit
passenger car; passenger carriage
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
person in charge; official; attendant
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
surroundings; environs; circumference
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
Les Miserables (novel, musical, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment
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)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross