important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
usually; under usual circumstances
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to squeeze out; to wring out
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
primary school; elementary school; grade school
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to