to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
alternately; by turns; one after the other
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
encumbrance; burden; drag
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
probability; likelihood; chances
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
person of common sense; common sense man
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to begin to walk; to set out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
household; home; family; housekeeping
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
evacuation order; evacuation notice