to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to put one's strength into
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
maintaining the status quo
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to feel depressed; to be down
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
function; facility; faculty; feature
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in one's own way or style
the front; honest; upright; decent
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question