break; pause; interruption; intermission
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to approach; to draw near
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
that is to say; so that means
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)