always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
without; but if; otherwise; or else
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
a second time; again; once more; twice
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess