statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to repeat; to do something over again
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
indescribable; inexpressible
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to lay aside; to set aside
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess