sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
deceased; late; dead; departed
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
for example; for instance; e.g.
offender; criminal; culprit
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to be overcome with emotion
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
murder; homicide; manslaughter
occurrence; happening; incident; event
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen