to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
posture; position; pose; attitude
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
cooperation; coordination; link
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
the last moment; the very end
speech; expression; wording; language
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
literally; to the letter; literal
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to become clear; to be made public
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)