what's the matter?; what's wrong?
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to form a pair; to pair up
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
area; region; district; locality
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
allegiance; obedience; submission
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to put one's hand on; to touch
as before; as ever; as it was originally