marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
close; intimate; on good terms
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
cheese on toast; toasted cheese
to get hungry; to become hungry
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to gain strength; to have energy
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
vice; immorality; corruption
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
partly open; in half bloom
to step forward; to volunteer
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax