to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
without cause; without reason
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to come and go; to go back and forth
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
in the end; at the end of the day
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
and yet; despite (all) that
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to talk to oneself; to mutter
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
comfort; consolation; diversion
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
soon; shortly; before long
precarious situation; precarious state
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...