to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
putting into operation; invocation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
beyond that point; after that
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in search of; in order to look for
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
that; the matter in question
more than usual; especially; particularly
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
resentment; indignation; anger