-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
as if it were about oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
meaning; significance; sense
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to collect; to assemble; to gather