to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
high heels; high-heeled shoes
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
considerably; fairly; quite
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
on the occasion of; at the time of
to take away; to carry off
if it is the case that ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
metallic sound; metallic clank
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary