to read the situation; to sense the mood
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
comparatively; quite; rather
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
denaturation; degeneration
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
provisional; temporary; tentative
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
resentment; indignation; anger
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
honor; honour; credit; prestige
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
each time it happens; at all such times
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous