price increase; rise in price
every month; each month; monthly
renting; rental; hiring; leasing (from)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to complain; to make a complaint
property; fortune; assets
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to affect; to impact; to influence
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
serious; severe; grave; acute
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
late at night; at a late hour
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered