to continue; to keep up; to keep on
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
accurate; correct; precise; exact
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
genuine; authentic; true; real
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to be conspicuous; to stand out
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
actor; actress; player; performer
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute