to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
board chairman; managing director; chief director
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
burnable garbage; burnable waste
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
addict; junkie; substance abuser
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
record high; all-time high
to lose sight of; to miss
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct