passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
sense of duty (obligation)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
change; alteration; modification
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
thought; consideration; thinking
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
to shake one's head (in denial)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
stealthily; secretly; in secret
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly