easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stop in the middle of a sentence
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
assertion; declaration; affirmation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
short pause; short interval
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid