faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
nice; good; well-executed
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
finish; finishing; finishing touches
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
at the meeting; on the occasion
this and that; one thing or another
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back