to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
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
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
function; facility; faculty; feature
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
top brand; high-end brand; brand leader
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
globalization; globalisation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most