to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
health; healthy; sound; fit
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
ago; since; before; previous
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to recover consciousness; to come to
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to pierce through; to break through
still; even now; to this day
anything and everything; just about everything
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude