with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
writing; composition; essay; sentence
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
interference; intervention; meddling
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
study of foreign languages; linguistics