particularly; only; in the case of
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to speak; to hear a voice
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
official name; formal name
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
humanities and sciences; social sciences and hard sciences; context; (line of) reasoning
school of one's (first, second) choice
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
dream for the future; hopes for the future
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
official announcement; proclamation
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters