to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
broken; intermittent; disconnected
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
good-for-nothing; worthless
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent