to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
little by little; bit by bit
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
upper half of the body; upper body
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to recall; to remember; to recollect
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
stirring; slight movement
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
3rd day of the month; three days
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)