disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to concern; to be related
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
comfort; consolation; diversion
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
very much; exceedingly; extremely
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)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
objection; dissent; protest
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
general; popular; common; typical
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
love affair; love relationship
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when