loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to be overcome with emotion
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
business hours; opening hours; office hours
good-quality; superior in quality
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
material; materials; data; information; documents
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
established practice; custom
to skip over (while reading); to skim
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia