instant; moment; for an instant
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
armed might; military power; the sword; force
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last