alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
top of the head; crown of the head
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
self control; self restraint
incident; affair; happening; event
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
difficult problem; challenge
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
official business; public business
now that; since; so long as; because
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble