mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
predation; eating prey; preying upon
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
tradition; legend; folklore
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
very; extremely; excessively
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
violent explosion; bursting
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
than; from; out of; except; but; more
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still