postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
living thing; living creature; animal; life
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to subsist; to keep on living
final; eventual; ultimate
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table