by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to be smeared; to be covered
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
recovery; undoing; recall
to drizzle; to become bleary (of eyes)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
bedside; near one's pillow
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
average; ordinary; normal
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit