measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
unqualified; without qualifications
your body; your health; yourself; you
certainly; surely; definitely
in that way; like that; that way
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
pus; corruption; rot; evils
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
looking pale; looking unwell
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular