to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
silence; stillness; quietness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
of course; certainly; naturally
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
such; like that; that sort of; very
to not believe one's ears
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
fast-talking; rapid talking
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
probability; likelihood; chances
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to shake; to sway; to waver
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be worried; to be troubled
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...