half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
time limit; time restriction
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
since one was born; (in) all one's life
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to try all possible means
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
coach; coaching; training
means; way; method; measure
self-examination; reflection
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
dignity; majesty; sanctity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible