to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
recovery; undoing; recall
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
difficult to ...; hard to ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
absorption; suction; attraction
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
inside; interior; inner part
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
killing and wounding; bloodshed
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
periodic; regular; routine
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
treatment; service; handling; management
important point; point to make note of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)