in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to step forward; to volunteer
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become frayed; to become loose
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
baseball player; ballplayer
distant look; faraway look
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
first meeting; first interview with
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
almost every day; almost daily
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education