on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
human relations; personal relationships
delivery; transfer; hand-over
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
all you want; as much as one wants
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
selling out; being sold out
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
amateur's skill or performance
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
property; fortune; means; assets
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
mental anguish; mental distress
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember