paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
make no progress; remain unsettled
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
curious; strange; unusual
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
all you want; as much as one wants
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate