worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
literary woman; talented woman
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
real thing; original; actual
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to control; to command; to get the better of
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
comfort; consolation; diversion
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to stop (plug) one's ears
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
colour; color; hue; tints
suggestion; hint; implication
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour