to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to pass (of time); to elapse
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
difficult to ...; hard to ...
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
each place; various places
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable