to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
a cut above; one step above
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
remarkable; striking; obvious
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
innermost depths of one's heart
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
singing voice; (sound of) singing
shades of night; night scene
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits