to become better; to improve
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to rest one's chin in one's hands
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
hot flash; rush of blood to the head