look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
the same rank; equality; apposition
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
individual; private person; personal; private
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
every month; each month; monthly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
telecommunications; correspondence
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
paints; painting material
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
such ... as; or some such
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
just a minute; small quantity
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to call in; to invite; to bring in
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond