sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
counter for chairs or seats
does not match (one's, its) appearance
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to revere; to respect; to worship
Christmas Eve; holy night
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to have one's name entered (in a list)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
spring day; spring sunlight
modesty; humility; being humble
whenever you want; any time you like
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
occasional; infrequent; rare
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
friction; discord; strife
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to degenerate; to lapse into
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(earning or paying) no interest
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross