stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
heated tobacco product; heat-not-burn tobacco product; electrically heated smoking
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to like; to love; to be fond of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
no, not like that (but like this)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
little by little; bit by bit
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
how; in what way; by what means
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide