considerably; greatly; a lot
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
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.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
magazine; journal; periodical
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to degenerate; to lapse into
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
only; merely; but; no more than
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to temper thoroughly; to train well
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
pride; boast; credit (to)
there is nothing; having nothing
sense of values; values; value system
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indecent; lewd; sexy; dirty; obscene