to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
ago; since; before; previous
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
along the road; along the way
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
group; bunch; crowd; group
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out