useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
very interesting; of great interest
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
less than ...; smaller ...
height (of a person); stature
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
if it is (the case that ...)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to slap; to strike; to spank
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to become completely chilled
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
reaching; attaining; arrival
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to shake one's head (in denial)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(very) patient; persevering