magazine; journal; periodical
listings magazine; informational magazine
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
clearing one's throat; cough
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
speech; expression; wording; language
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
striking; remarkable; considerable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
side effect; adverse reaction
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)