to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
year in, year out; always; 24-7
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
capable of anything; liable to do
close to the wall; alongside the wall
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to press a question; to cross-examine
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
failure; mistake; blunder
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
tone (of voice); manner of talking