latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
brown envelope; manila envelope
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
address (on envelope, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
invisibly; secretly; privately
upper half of the body; upper body
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to shed light; to cast light
to thrust down; to push off
fear; dread; fright; willies
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate