to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
more than usual (usu. time)
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
one lump; one body; one group
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)