to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
confidence; trust; faith; credit
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
(talking in a) half-joking manner
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(a person's) appearance; looks
intimacy; affection; familiarity