current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
store; reserve; stock; savings
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to recover consciousness; to come to
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
I see; that's right; indeed
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
courage; ardour; high spirits
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face