breaking down; defeating; abolishing
single standard; single base; single-feature show
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
another; different; something else
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
mixed race; mixed parentage
very much; very many; more and more
to look upwards; to look up
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
promising without due consideration
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to choke; to have trouble breathing
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
minimum; at the very least
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
good feeling; feeling good
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to defend oneself; to protect oneself