to fall ill; to be taken ill
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
interruption; suspension; break
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
central part; heart (of a city)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
opposite side; opposition
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to put one's strength into
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to spend time (on doing something)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
previous engagement; prior contract
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
just because; even if; even though
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance