downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
appearance; air; condition; state; form
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
inscrutable; incomprehensible
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
on and after; from ... onward; since
to stop walking; to pause
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
on the occasion of; at the time of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
stifled (laughter); simmering
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
negative emotions; negative feelings
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
step; stride; counter for steps
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)