to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
shameless; shameless person
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
picking; collecting; harvesting
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)