in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to straighten up; to sit upright
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to squash; to crush; to flatten
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
to bring back; to restore
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
in search of; in order to look for
finishing blow; coup de grâce
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on