halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
competent; suitable; qualified
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
matter causing distress; something causing worry
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
both; both sides; both parties
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to make a list; to enumerate
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
beginning; clue; starting point
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
moving about; stirring about
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
the reverse; other side; lining
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to torture; to harass
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
restless; fidgety; in a hurry