of late; lately; this part; this point; here
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
incident; affair; happening; event
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
particularly; only; in the case of
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to dry up completely; to become stale
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
treating (someone) like an object
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
preference; priority; precedence
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
taste; liking; preference
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
way of solving (a problem); solution
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
proper; respectable; decent; honest
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp