to move forward; to move on
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
without; unless; have to do
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
way of asking; way of listening; listener
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to remember; to keep in mind
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
having no idea; having no clue
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
according to plan; as planned; on target
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine