several years; a few years
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be transparent; to show through
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to live; to make a living; to get on with
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged