growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
stepping back; drawing back
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proposal; offer; request; application
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
special training; intensive training; crash course
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to sink (into); to get depressed
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour