complete change; about-face
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
remaining; left-over; excess
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
will not do; do not; does not
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to surround; to crowd around
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to triumph; to be elated with success
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)