apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
feeling; sense; impression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
even though; despite; when
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)