unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
treating (someone) like an object
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
property; fortune; assets
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
this and that; one thing or another
to be too numerous; to be too much
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
long ago; already; a long time ago
to breathe while sleeping
exploitation; overuse; abuse
joints; points (of a speech)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
food and drink; eating and drinking
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(not) so much; (not) that much
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to cause someone to worry