raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
tune (melody, piece of music)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
great hurry; great haste; rush
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do