leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
at some point in the past; at some stage
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
creation; generation; formation; derivation
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
(short) rest; breather; break
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
called; known as; that; to say
by myself; in person; by oneself
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly