all-purpose; suiting everybody
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
close; intimate; on good terms
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
hiding one's embarrassment
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
everybody; every last one of them; all
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
hereabouts; around there; that area
environment; circumstance
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather