(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
spare time; free time; leisure time
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
precocity; early ripening; premature development
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
growth period; growing season
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations