poor physical health; bad shape
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
several years standing; over several years
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
depression; recession; slump
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
New Year's Eve; December 31
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to crouch; to squat; to cower
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
going to the hospital for regular treatment
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
eighth day of the month; eight days