moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to step over or across; to overcome
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
villain; baddie; the villain's part
as you can imagine; as imagined
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels