to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
front; frontage; facade; main
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
while; even though; despite
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
shady; underhanded; questionable
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
left-off cargo; passengers left behind; rounding error; truncation error; remainder after truncation to an integer value
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing