reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
acceleration; speeding up
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to have a relationship; to have relations
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
labor standard; labor standards (e.g. bureau, law)
discretionary work (labour, labor)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
late at night; at a late hour
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
relation; connection; relevance