gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
without cause; without reason
very great; enormous; serious
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to save; to leave over; to spare
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
percent; per cent; percentage
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
halfway (through, complete); midway
amount of material resources
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to ask for directions; to ask the way
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
without thinking of the consequences
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
approval; license; licence; permission
commitment; pledge; promise
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)