cheap article; poor quality article
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; energy; vitality
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
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
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand