to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be hot on a person's heels
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to need; to call for; to require
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
sublime; noble; high-minded
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
ostentation; show; affectation
to be smeared; to be covered
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
several times; once or twice
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment