attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to follow another's example
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to put one's hand on; to touch
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
I told you so; you see that?
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be infected; to be contagious
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
selection; choice; option
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
machine parts; machinery; equipment
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
introduction; presentation; referral; listing