worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
remains; corpse; (dead) body
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
going around; patrol; round; tour
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one's physical safety; personal security
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station